2024 ATLS Written Exam Review New Full Exam Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct

2024 ATLS Written Exam Review New Full Exam Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct 1. What is the primary goal of treating TBI? How is this done? Answer: preventing secondary brain injury.This is done by maintaining blood pressure and providingadequate profusion. 2. After managing ABCDEs ofTBI what MUST be identified if present? How isthis done? Answer: mass lesion that requires surgical evacuation is critical! this is done with CT. NOTE: obtaining a CT should not delay patient transfer to trauma center. 3. Which brain lobes do the following hold Answer: 1. anterior fossa: frontal lobes 2. middle fossa: temporal lobes 3. posterior fossa: lower brainstem and cerebellum 4. What are the 3 layers ofthe meninges? Answer: dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater 5. What does the dura mater adhere firmly to? Answer: the skull. it is tough and fibrous 6. What layer ofthe meningessplitsinto two leaves asspecific sitesto encloselarge venous sinuses?What do these sinuses do? Answer: dura mater. these sinuses provide major venous drainage from the brain. 7. What is the midline sinus of of the brain that splits into two sinuses: bilateral transverse and sigmoid sinus?Whatside are these bigger on? Answer: The main sinusenclosed by the dura major is the midline superior sagital sinus. This splits into thesigmoid and bilateral transverse sinuses which are larger on the right side. 8. What are the arteries that lie between the skull and the dura mater (epidural space)? Answer: meningeal arteries. 9. What is the most commonly injured meningeal artery and where is it located? Answer: middle meningeal artery. Located over the temporal fossa